Check it out here: One Lap CRX

Follow along as we build, test and run our K24-powered CRX in the One Lap of America. 11 tracks in just 8 days, 3500 highway miles in between.

2012 Updates:

Route includes Autobahn, Mid America, Hallet, Hastings, Brainerd, and Road America, with a stop at South Bend Speedway for some circle track action, as well as wet/dry skid pads at the Tire Rack, autocross at Hastings and drags at Brainerd.

2011 => This year includes a great list of road courses: Summit Point, Carolina Motorsports Park, BMW Performance Center, Barber, Autobahn and...drum roll please...Daytona!! We'll also be stopping in for some drag racing at Gainesville, an autocross in Peru, IN, and some skid pad action at the Tire Rack test track.

More info on the event: One Lap of America

In 2010 we ran a K20R-powered 88 Civic hatch to a top ten overall finish. This year we go for more power, less weight, and better aero.

Updates:

1/13/11 Engine Bay
1/19/11 Cooling system
1/26/11 Engine Electrical and Fuel System
1/27/11 Fired it up!
1/28/11 Test drive
2/13/11 Suspension
2/15/11 Brakes
2/25/11 Seat install, fueling fixed/semi-tuned, first hot laps!!
3/03/11 Belts, roll bar, hood, shakedown
3/06/11 Barber Motorsports Park PCA DE,
3/09/11 Street legal!
3/10/11 New FWD Lap Record at Harris Hill Road 1:25.9
4/26/11 Griffin radiator, APR wing, cruise control, etc.
5/07/11 10th Overall !!!!!

Here's a shot from the 2010 event:



And here's 2011:

 

Very nice..

 

awesome

 

Great blog posts of your build so far!

Look forward to beating up on all those Bimmers, Vettes, 911s, and hopefully GT-Rs with you guys again this year!

Looks like I'll be bringing my same twincharged Civic to the event this year, after some wishful aspirations. With our cars sorted out and from what we learned from 2010 event, we should be shooting for top 5 finishes, eh?

 

Might be a little hard to beat up on those GT-R's. Leh Keen, who won last year in his Porsche GT2 was so impressed this year with his drive in a GT-R at VIR that his team has switched him over to a built-up GT-R for this year. And last year a GT-R came second, and the year before a GT-R won, so....you have your work cut out for you. But moving into the top 5 from the great top 10 finish for both your Hondas would be fantastic.

 

I'm just hoping to stay in the Top 10 again. The bar changes every year depending on circumstances. In 2010, we lost a couple of cars to mechanicals that have finished the event in the top 10 for several years. I'm also catching wind of a couple of veteran teams moving up in category.

I don't see a couple of Econo-class cars going top 5, though it is certainly a nice stretch goal to dream about. Lots of weirdness would have to happen. That said, OLOA is all about weirdness.

Hey Will, is Jonathan going to make it, too?

--Andy

PS: I'm really anxious to top this thing out at Daytona.

 

Looking forward to this

 

Dangit, I would have bought that interior!

 

Nice Andy! I'm excited for you guys. One Lap is def on the to do list for us as well.

Jason

 

Looks like a fun (and potent) project. Good luck!

 

this makes me love my crx more! lol

all the best for your upcoming events races.

 

Looking good, I can't wait to see this I wanted to go K-series but couldn't afford it so I envy you

 

Updated with engine bay prep. Enjoy!

--Andy

 

Updated with custom cooling system. --Andy

 

I am in the middle of performing the same cooling system upgrade haha. I am curious How you mounted your Seat and harness. I am having some issues in my crx because I have a bolt in harness not a clip in for the lap/sub belts. Any Ideas?

 

Seat is not yet in the CRX. For the Civic it was mounted on the OE sliders. I plan to do something similar in the CRX, but not adjustable. The harness lap belt was bolted to the OE lap belt points, and the shoulder harness went around the roll bar back brace tube.

--Andy

 

I think you should find a way to incorporate a part off a Delta88 or a K car or something.

 

Awesome! Goodluck going forward!

 

Very cool!!!

 

Sorry for the lack of updates, guys. Been really busy getting this thing done. Might even fire it up for the first time this week. Updates are on the site (click through link in first post of thread) for Engine Electrical and Fuel System.

Enjoy!

--Andy

 

dang andy....moving fast. very impressive.

 

thanks. Trying to get it ready for track day at Barber in 6 weeks.

Oh yeah, and I added a hot link in my .sig, so no more going back to the first post for updates.

--Andy

 

Looks Great! I have been following along with ya. I would recommend you try and get some type of support on the fuel hardline like it has stock. The line can fatigue and split over time if is subjected to vibration like it will be with all of the fuel lines hanging off of it now. Other then that looks awesome!

 

Oh yeah, definitely. I'm planning to weld a bracket off of the firewall. That will also give me some support to build a sheet metal box around the fuel line to insulate it from the exhaust heat.

For now, I just want to fire the darned thing up! The remaining fitting just arrived at my doorstep, so It's back out to the shop to install and turn the key. Fingers crossed!

--Andy

 

Quick update: Motor cranked over on the first try today!